DOWNSWING: The Concept That Made Me Turn Pro
5 golfers recommended it · ✓ 1 said it fixed their problem · 2023–2024
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains the steep-to-shallow downswing idea, covering casting, hip rotation and a split hands drill.
Why golfers recommend it
- Split hands drill
- Steep-to-shallow explained
- Casting, hip rotation
- This video fixed my over-the-top swing
- Best video for fixing OTT
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
5 comments from Reddit
u/Long-Assistant-895 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Going from baseball to golf and was told impossible.”
These helped me. The second affirms taking the club back for power, which OP doesn't want to lose, but also keeping the club 'in front of the sternum" so it can be delivered with control. The last discusses delivering the hands forward. From Giles Gill: Golf Downswing, ▶ this video Fixed His Slice; stance takeaway; hand’s close, ▶ this video Transition, ▶ this video
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u/AromaticRhino 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “PLEASE HELP!! After a year break of golf my swing is horrible”
As said in other comments, super over the top. I was super OTT and this video fixed my swing: ▶ this video Really focuses on turning through the ball. good luck
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u/ElonMuskPaddleBoard 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Helpful tips that will apply to 95% of the posters on this sub from a teaching pro.”
▶ this video
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u/golfswingreplay 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “What’s a feel I can look for to eliminate the inside takeaway? Sitting at a 15 handicap and looking to get to ”
[i.redd.it] A nice athletic swing 🚀 The trace in the GIF above shows your backswing (blue line) is below your downswing (yellow line). This shallow to steep club-head pattern is the opposite of almost all pro’s. The reasons why a steep to shallow pattern is preferred are explained ▶ this video With your camera up on a line close to the target line rather than your toe-line your shallow to steep pattern is a bit …
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u/Clorenz112 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Struggling with shaft lean and compression. Any good tips?”
I agree with a lot of the comments that you're casting, and that's something that I've struggled with a lot as well. It looks like your swing is almost all arms, and you aren't getting much hip rotation at impact, which, if you can start working on that, can actually help with shaft lean. In order to create shaft lean, your hands will have to be past the ball at impact, which is significantly easier when you are …
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